Physolaesthus insularis

Taxonavigation

Physolaesthus sp., probably P. insularis (male, length about 5 mm)

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Harpalinae
Supertribus: Chlaeniitae
Tribus: Licinini
Subtribus: Licinina
Genus: Physolaesthus
Species: Physolaesthus insularis

Name

• Physolaesthus insularis Bates, 1878
  • Type locality: 'Canterbury Province'

Synonyms

• ?Dicrochile limbata
• ?Physolaesthus limbatus

Primary references

• Bates, H.W. 1878. New species of geodephagous Coleoptera from New Zealand. Entomologist's monthly magazine 15: 22–28, 57–58. BHL, BHL Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 22]

References

• Larochelle, A. & Larivière, M.-C. 2001. Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera): catalogue. Fauna of New Zealand (43) Extract and PDF Reference page.  [see p. 118]
• Townsend, J.I. 1994. Carabidae of the Manawatu - Horowhenua lowlands as revealed by collections from coastal flood debris. New Zealand Entomologist 17(1): 7–13. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.1994.9721978 .Reference page.  [see p. 11]

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